Door



F. HUMER March l, 1932.

DOOR

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DOOR

Filed June 28, 1929 2 sheets-Sheet 2' diff/Zine? interne/1p Patented Mar. i l, y1932 p UNITED STATES!PATENT omer A I rRANKfHUMER, -ornnTRoIn MICHIGAN, AssIGNoRfIo GENERAL morons conroRA- fr;

Y TIoN, oF DETRQI'I'; MICHIGAN. A coRroIrATIoN or DELAWARE-v i 1 flo i Y noon' VApbieaugm mea June as,v

`This inventionf'relates todoors and .has partic'ular reference to the doors of automotive vehicles. A j 1 j e Y Automotive vehicle doors are` customarily provided with a window opening at the upper portion and have a window slidably mounted-between the door sides.YU This' window'has usually been retained at the front by means of integra-l permanent lportions of the door'4 itself and 'at thejrear by means of a: removable nish piece.' Incas'e it is desired to lremove the-'glass or. place a new' one inthe door, it has always been necessary to remove the rear finishing strip and inserttheglass from the rear. InA the present inventionthe usual rearwardly removable finish Vstrip` is applied and `in Yaddition the `front or outer sideV of the'door has'secured thereto a re` movable chromiulnf'plated reveal or finishV strip to holdthe glass inplace; This chromium plated nish strip is removablefas a unit by loosening the fastening means whichk secure ittothe door. g n. f j l.

One of thelprincipal objects of the inven-V tion is ltoprovide a removable 'and' readily applicable finish strip or frame portion; coni structed lasa unit and insertable', from the outer side lof the doorLLThis Aunitha'sfor its object" to add tothe finishand appearance of the door andlalso to retain theV window-in place at its outer edges.l f v The door itself is composed of an inverted Urshaped frame to themid-portion offwhich there are secured two brackets which Vsupport the belt rail. One of the brackets isprovided with a lock receiving opening and *also eXf tends downwardly alongside the interior of the frame to the loottomofthe door to s'tiffen the structure andfform a more rigid frame construction. a t y Over the door frame the usual rpanel is applied" and flanged to the edgeofthe'f-rame. The panel is inwardly bent at the Iwindow opening and'filler strips are preferably applied between the inwardly bent panel portions and the doorv frame. Y f

The outer window securingframe or re-. veal is inserted in the windowV opening over the door panelling'y from the outer side after the window is in placeand isfs'ecu'red in po- 1929'. Iserial No. 374,307.

sition 'by means of screws passing through flanges'on three sides lo'fthejframe'and,

through tonguesbent over "the belt rail fait thebottom of the reveal. On the drawings: g v FigL l is aside view of plied thereto.'

e' Fig. 2 is ay section lon the ,line 2f-24of Figui. i f

" Figs. 3 an'd4 'are enlarged .detailedwiews of'thestructure'of Fig. 2. M Y. Y' 1 i. Fig. 5 is a section 'onthe1l'ine5#-510f`Fig.1.

i Fig. `Tis` a'perspective-viewk of thegouterv window securing frame or reveal. Y

,'hicle showing'. thedoor of the invention '.apf` a l Fig. 6 is a section on thev line (3j-6 ofF ign/1.

."Fig.` 8 is a perspective view ofrthfinner of the supporting brackets.

'portion of the door, at the loclnfshowing one Y V`'lteferringto the drawings thenumeral 2 indicates an ,automotive body asawhole.` The body includesv the cowl top- 6; -rear doors 8 andfront doors. l0., The invention relates particularly tothe construction Vof the doors 8 and l() and the description'which .follows willv be con'ned to one doorrlol thoughthe Vconstruction 'at the., rea-r 19o-rsi 8 is the salme) The vehicle preferablythas a i shield l2 supportedbetween the central'post `1,4@ andthe corner'posts 16.` Ther cornei'po'sts lra're shapedjas shown inFigs. 2 and Bland are 'adapted tov receive the windshield in`V the the groove 20. The center doorl post shown at`22 and i groove 18 and theangle of thedoorfframe securedtogetherat their forward yportion by means of the spacer28fand suitable screws or vother fastening Velements passed throughfthei irons'24'and 26 and into the spacer'28. 'A'.

Wooden 1511er vis indicated at aow-hue euere 32 and 34 appearat both sides of the inner por-4 tionofthe door. Finishing strips 36 and 38y which are preferably chromium plated arefap-plied over the filler stripsA 32` and 134.-

.The door is'hinged as at 40 to the front door post. l The hinge leaves42 and 44 are secured respectively to the frame 4:6 of the door 10."

post. 16 and Sthe i 4- I pas an automotivevvel 46. At its lower portionV the panel 5.0 is alsoV flanged around an iron 52 secured to the bottoni wooden frame member 55 of the door.

At its upper portion the door is provided with a window opening 56 adapted to receive the window 58. At the window opening the panel 50 isinwardly flanged as indicated at 60 and filler strips 62 arefpreferably provided between the flange 60 and the web of the door frame 46. Tf desired the filler strips may be omitted.

At the rear of the door frame at the window openings, the usual wooden finish stripV 66 is provided and is secured tothe frame 46 and to the wooden frame member 68` in any suitable way such as by means of screws.. This inner finish strip holds lthe window 5,8 in place at its Ainner edges.

At the outer face of the door there is prou vided the finishstrp or reveal indicated as a whole at 70 and shown in perspective in Fig. 7. The reveal 70 is composed of a single piece of chromium plated metal having the flanges 7 2 and 74 at its sides and the flange 76 at its upper portion.,U At its lower edge there are lprovided the tongues 7 8 which are shown as integral with the reveal but in practice arepreferably separate pieces welded to the frame 70. The reveal 70 has the shoulder 80entirely therearound and against which shoulder the outer edges of the Window V58 are adapted to strike or abut in order to hold the window in'place. Beyond the shoulder' 80 the reveal is suitably curved and terminates at the edge 82 which fits over the face of the panel 50 at the window opening edges.

' In practice the reveal 70 is chromium plated and is inserted as a unit from the outer side Vof the door. This is desirable owing to its integral construction and due to the Vfact that it is chromium plated it is preferable to show outwardly for appearance purposes; The reveal of course is inserted in the door frame after the-window 58 is in place and after the window is `dropped inthe channel 84its lowermost position, screws 86 are applied through the flanges 72, 7 4 and 7 6 into the filler strips 62, or filler strip and frame 46, to rigidly hold the reveal in place. At the bottom of the frame the tongues 78 are inwardly bent as shown in-y Fig. 6 and screws are passed through the tongues and into the belt rail 88. This particular construction of the reveal or outer securing frame is one of the essential parts of the invention. Tt greatly enhances'the appearance of the door and renders the window removable from the outer as well as the inner side. It also eliminates any welding operation and equips the door with an outer removable frame member instead of the usual integral window supporting member ofthe door.

` At the non-hinged o r lock side the door is provided with the bracket 90 secured to the frame 46 and to the panel 50 by welding as indicated at 92. The bracket has'the upper shoulder portion 94 which is adapted to receive a belt rail 88. Suitable screws 96 are vpassed through the bracket 90 to secure the belt rail in position.

The bracket 90 `has the downwardly eX- tending leg vportion 98 securedto the-door frame. The leg 98'eXtends to the bottom of the door and is for the purpose of strengthening the door and obtaining a more rig-id construction at its non-hinged side. The bracket 90 is provided with a suitable opening 100 to receive the door lock and a second opening 102 for the reception of the shank of the door handle. 4'

y The hinge side of the door has a bracket which corresponds and is .similar `to the bracket 90 shown in Fig. 8 except that it does nothave the downwardly extending portion 98 containing the openings 100 and 102 but is merely shaped to form the shoulder 94 vto retain the belt rail. Y

The window 58 is provided with'the usual felt lchannel run or guide 104 andthe bottom metallic support 106 which serves as an attachment for the window regulator'to raise and lower the window.

A suitable fabric 108 shown `in Fig. 3 is secured between the finish strip 66 and the door and projects away from the door to form a tight joint when the. dooris in closed position.

v T Claim:

. 1.V 'In a vehicle door having a window opening, means at the inner door side to support a window at its inner edge, means insertible in the door as a unit from the outer side and secured to the door to support said window at its outer edges, flanges at three of the sides of said laterally insertible means, a plurality of tongues at the fourth side, and means passing through saidl flanges and tongues to secure said means to said door.

2. In a vehicle door having a window opening, a frame,I a door panel flanged around and secured to said frame, a finishing strip on the inner side of the door supporting a window at its inner edges, and a removable unitary finishing frame on the outer side of the door insertible as a unit in the door from itsouter side and extending over the panel edge at the door and supporting said window at its outer edges.

8. In a 1 vehicle door having a window opening, a frame, a doorV panel flanged around and secu-red to 'said frame, means on :ige-1759,65

the inner side of the door to retain a window,

a removable unitary finishing frame on the outer door side insertible as a unit in the door from its outer side and extending over the` panel edge at the window opening, and

flanges on the finishing frame bymeans of which it is secured tothe door. 7 l 4. In a vehicle door havingk a windo opening, a frame, a door panel flanged around vand secured to Vsaid frame, means on the inner side ofthe door to retain a window, a removable unitary finishing" frame on the outer door side insertible as a unit in the door from its outer side and extending overy the panel edge at the Window opening, and" tongues on the finishing frame by means of which it is secured to the door.

5. In Va vehicle door having a windo-w opening, a frame, a door panel flanged around.` and secured to said frame, means on the inner side of the door V'to retain a window, a removable Vunitary .finishing frame on the outer door side insertible as a unit in the means on the inner side of the door to retain a door from its outer side and extending over the panel edge at the window opening, and flanges on the upper and lateral sides of the frame and tongues on the lower sidefby means of which said finishing frame is secured toV the door.

6. In a vehicle door havinga window opening, a frame, avpanel flanged around and secured to said frame, a Eller between the door frame 'and panel at the windouT opening,

window, a removable unitary finishing frame on the outer door side insertible as a unit in the door from its outer side and extending over the panel edge at the window opening, flanges on the finishing frame, and means passing through flanges andL panel and into said filler to 4secure said finishing frame ton said door.

7. In a vehicle door having a window opening, a frame, a panel'secured to said frame,

a belt rail at the lower end of said opening, means on the inner side of theA door to retain a window, a removable unitary vfinishing means on the inner side of the door to `reta-in f a window, a removable unitary finishing frame `on the outer door side insertible as a unit 1n the door from its outer side and extending over the panel edge at the window opening, flanges on some ofthe sides of the 'finishing frame, tongues on the lower edge of the finishing frame, means passing through Vrail to; secure saidffinishing Vframe ,to lsaid door,L a panel over ythe frame, brackets se- .cured tothe frame andpanelinside the door',

lsaid;flang'gfes and tongues: and `into `said door `and belt :rail `to secure ,s .aid finishingfframe --to-the door'- x ,yf

9. In a vehicle door having a windowopen- "ing, a-,franid al panel flangedaround and secured to said frame,a filler between the door frame andpanelatthe w'indow opening, a belt rail atithe lower lend ofA saidY yopening, means onfthein'nerside of the door to retain a window, aremovable Vunitary :fin-

fishing.l frame .on the outer door side insertible as aunit inthe doorffromits outer side V"and yextending over the panel edge atl zthe l,window 'opening,iflanges"on thet finishing `frai'ifle, emeans passing through flanges and panel.- and intosaid fille'rf'tosecure said finishing frame to ysaid door, tongues on said passingthroughsaid tonguesand into said door.

finish strip bentoversa-idrail and-means 10. In avehicljefdoor opening, afraine around thel O litsideofth'e Y' oneof said brackets provided withan opening' fonrec'eiving the.v doorlock,y and abelt rail supported in said brackets opening, 'a frame aroundthe outside Aof ,the

door, apanel over the-frame, brackets secured a to the frame, one of. said brackets extendingV yfrom the. belt rail to thebQttomofthe- ,door` and provided with an openingforfreceivin'g the door lock, and panel inside the door and*r va beltV rail supported insaid braekets.

Y. 11. In a vehicle door having a" window i l2. Ina vehiole'door havingv a window y opening, a window in said opening, means at theinner door side tosupport the window at tion of the door, said panel having a window opening at'its upper'portion, and means laterally insertible in the opening in the door panel as a unit from 4the outer side only and Y secured to `the door at the outside to support said window at its outer margin.

13. In avehicle door having a frame and a window opening, a window in said opening, a frame member on the inner door side to sup' portthe window at its margin, a panel over the outer portion ofthe door, said panel having fa'window opening at its upper portion, a second framem'emberat the outer side of the door insertible as a unit from the outside only in the opening in said-door panel to hold the opposite side of said window at its margin, and means on said second frame member to secureit to the outside of the door frame. 14. In a vehicle door having a frame and a window opening, a-window in said opening, a frame member on the inner door side to support the windov.T at its margin, a panel over i the outer portion of the door, said panel having a window opening at its upper portion, a second frame member at the outer side of its inner margin', a panel over the outer pOr- 105 the door insertilole as a unit Vfromthe outside only in the opening in said door panel to hold the opposite side of said Window at its margin, and a plurality of tongues at one edge of said frameto.V secure it to the outside of the door. v

l5. In a vehicle door having a frame and a Window opening, a Window in said opening, l a frame member on the inner door side to sup- 10 port the Window at its margin, a panel over the outer portion of the door, said panel having a Window opening at its upper portion, a second frame memberat the outer side of the door insertible as a unit from the outside only in the openingin said door panel to hold v the opposite side of said Window at its margin, and means on said second frame member to secure it to the outside of the door frame, Y said means comprising a plurality of tongues :2o at' the edge of the frame bent onto the door after said second frame is in position.

16. In a vehicle V'door having a Window opening, a Window in said opening, means at the inner door side tosupport the Window at its inner margin, a panel over the outer portion of the door, said panel having a Window opening at its upper portion, means insertible v in the opening in the door panel as a unit from the outer :side only and secured to the door at the outside to support said Window at its outer margin, a flange and a plurality of tongues at the edge of said laterally insertihle means, and `means passing through said n iiange andtongues to secure said means to 3said door. l

ln testimony Whereoi` I afX my signature.

f FRANK HUMER. 

